First Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 15-0021.01 Jery Payne x2157     HOUSE BILL 15-1005
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Navarro, 
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 Appropriations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning free admission to state parks for veterans.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill instructs the parks and wildlife commission to promulgate
       rules allowing veterans free entrance to state parks or recreation areas.
       The rules may require the person to show a DD214 form, a veteran's
       license plate, or a veteran's driver's license or identification card.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-12-106, amend
       (2.3) as follows:
            33-12-106.  Park entrance privileges - veterans - wounded
       warriors - search and rescue organizations conducting training
       activities - legislative declaration - rules. (2.3)  The commission may
       shall promulgate rules to allow veterans free entrance to any state park
       or recreation area, not to include campgrounds, yurts, or other amenities
       and services offered. for veterans on one day each year. The commission
       may determine by rule which day veterans are allowed free entrance to
       state parks and recreation areas The rules may require a veteran to
       show a DD214 form issued by the United States government, a
       veteran's license plate issued under section 42-3-213, C.R.S., or
       a veteran identifier on a driver's license or identification card
       issued under section 42-2-114 (11) or 42-2-303 (5), C.R.S.
            SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
       takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
       ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
       5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2015); except that, if a
       referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the
       state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
       within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
       unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
       November 2016 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
       official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.